Should I remove GamingCandy?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
77% remove it23% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
United States Rank #39,860
Reach 0.0007%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 51.36 days
149.84 days >
Average installed length: 78.73 days
GamingCandy
from GameCandy
What is GamingCandy?
GameCandy/AdvTech is an adware program that installs as a web browser plugin to inject and display advertisements. Once installed the program will deliver ads including but not limited to banner ads, text-links, coupons and other offers both by injecting them in the user's web browser as well as displaying popups outside of the browser.
Overview
It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The primary executable is named GameCandy.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 6 files and is usually about 8.38 MB (8,786,772 bytes).
- Integrates into the web browser
- Injects advertisements unassociated with the underlying web page
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Program details
Displayed publisher: GamingCandy
URL: www.gamingcandy.com
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\gamingcandy
Uninstaller: C:\users\user\appdata\Local\GamingCandy\uninstaller.exe
Estimated size: 8.38 MB
Files installed by GamingCandy
Program executable: | GameCandy.exe |
Name: | GamingCandy Games |
| GamingCandy DllRunner |
Path: | C:\users\user\appdata\local\gamingcandy\GameCandy.exe |
MD5: | efcb72a7698385bfb755a69d348df621 |
Additional files:
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brk.exe - GamingCandy Software (GamingCandy)
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GamingCandy.dll
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uninstaller.exe - GamingCandy Uninstaller
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version.exe
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GameCandy.dll - GamingCandy Games (GamingCandy Injector)
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GameCandy.exe - GamingCandy DllRunner
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- GamingCandy.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'GamingCandy Software' with the class of {01C070D7-9237-41A6-81FE-77BB38646368}.
2 Scheduled Tasks
- version.exe is scheduled as a task named 'GamingCandy Version' (runs daily at 12:12 PM).
- GameCandy.exe is scheduled as a task named 'GamingCandy Util' (runs daily at 6:09 PM).
How do I remove GamingCandy?
You can uninstall GamingCandy from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program GamingCandy, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove GamingCandy.
- If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by GamingCandy you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
- When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
- Restart Google Chrome.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 69%
Win Vista (SP2) 8%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 77%
Keep it 23%
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US RANK
#39,860
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 |
69.23% |
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Windows 7 |
23.08% |
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Windows Vista |
7.69% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 8.1 |
61.54% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
15.38% |
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Windows 10 Home |
7.69% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
7.69% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
7.69% |
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Geography
100.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
50.00% |
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Dell |
16.67% |
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ASUS |
16.67% |
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Toshiba |
16.67% |
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Common models |
TOSHIBA Satellite L855 |
7.69% |
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TOSHIBA Satellite C55-A |
7.69% |
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Hewlett-Packard p6726f |
7.69% |
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Hewlett-Packard p2-1123w |
7.69% |
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HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
7.69% |
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HP ENVY dv6 Notebook PC |
7.69% |
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